Top-seed Florida State broke open a tight game in the second half and advanced to the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Soccer Championship finals for the fifth time in school history with a 2-0 victory over fourth-seeded Virginia Tech Friday night at WakeMed Soccer Park.
“It was a hard-fought game,” said FSU coach Mark Krikorian. “Our kids played hard and had some decent chances through the flow of play, but Virginia Tech was hard to break down and gave us all we could handle.”
FSU forward Jessica Price scored her 12th goal of the season with 23:28 remaining in the match to break a scoreless tie. The second-team All-ACC selection put the ball in the net from five yards out after Virginia Tech goalkeeper Kristin Carden swatted away a shot by midfielder Marissa Kazbour.
Fourteenth-ranked Virginia Tech (14-7-0) put some pressure on the nationally third-ranked Seminoles (16-3-1) with six shots in the final 14 minutes, but it failed to capitalize on the opportunities. The Hokies outshot the Seminoles, 13-10, including a 9-6 advantage in the second half.
The Seminoles, however, made their shots count. With less than two minutes to play, midfielder Amanda DaCosta scored on a shot from the left corner to give the Seminoles a 2-0 lead. Price and midfielder Casey Short tallied assists on the play.
“I thought our possession was really poor in the first half, but our defending was really good,” Virginia Tech coach Kelly Cagle said. “And then I think we got more dangerous in the second half. I thought we had some good chances when it was 1-0 at the end, and I think we put one of those away and it’s a different story. Credit goes to Florida State, but our kids battled.”
FSU improved to 8-0-1 all-time against Virginia Tech with its second win against the Hokies in six days. The Seminoles defeated Virginia Tech, 2-1, in the regular-season finale on Sunday in Blacksburg.
Florida State advanced to Sunday’s 2 p.m. championship game and will play the winner of Friday night’s contest between second-seeded Boston College and third-seeded North Carolina. Virginia Tech will await the announcement of NCAA pairings on Monday.
-ACC release
Posted on 11/6 8:40 PM | IP: Logged
Sweet
Posted on 11/6 8:53 PM | IP: Logged
Good luck in the final. Go Noles!
Posted on 11/6 8:56 PM | IP: Logged
Our Flagship sports team has risen to the occasion! Hopefully, we can get a #1 or #2 seed in the NCAA. With a win, definitely #1. These ladies play hard, I wonder if any of them have defensive back experience? c
Posted on 11/6 9:00 PM | IP: Logged
Lim is gimpy, long-term prognosis to be determined.
Posted on 11/6 9:11 PM | IP: Logged
Originally posted by animal2005: Lim is gimpy, long-term prognosis to be determined.
thanks for the note, animal.
Best wishes to Limmy, and all of the team of course.
Posted on 11/6 9:12 PM | IP: Logged
Congratulations Ladies! You make us all proud.
Posted on 11/6 9:21 PM | IP: Logged
North Carolina wins on BC own goal off Alyssa Pember - UNC advances to Women's Championship game vs. Florida State on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Posted on 11/6 9:55 PM | IP: Logged
Congrats Ladies! So...can FSU beat UNC twice this season? Has that ever happened? Go Noles!
Posted on 11/6 11:22 PM | IP: Logged
Go lady Noles keep on kickin ass! Is the game going to be on Sun/Fox?
Posted on 11/7 12:07 AM | IP: Logged
The game will be televised on FSN South, FSN Florida, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic (CSN+) and NESN.
Posted on 11/7 10:27 AM | IP: Logged
It's always a good game between FSU and UNC in Women's Soccer. Hope we can beat them twice in a year.
Posted on 11/7 12:58 PM | IP: Logged
Another final four in our future?!. FSU women's socer rox!!!
Posted on 11/7 2:15 PM | IP: Logged
Congrats ladies!
Posted on 11/7 2:43 PM | IP: Logged
Certainly exciting and the game should be top notch... UNC has never lost to two opponents in the same season or lost at all in the ACC tourney. Here's to ending their streak!
Posted on 11/7 5:29 PM | IP: Logged
Originally posted by ChieflyNole: Certainly exciting and the game should be top notch... UNC has never lost to two opponents in the same season or lost at all in the ACC tourney. Here's to ending their streak!
I assume you meant 'UNC has never lost to the SAME TEAM TWICE in the same year.' Imagine this. We beat them in the ACCCG and then meet them again in the NCAA finals!
Posted on 11/7 7:34 PM | IP: Logged
So your saying UNC has been ACC champions every year since the tournament started? Wow impressive if that is the case.
Posted on 11/8 1:28 PM | IP: Logged
yes I meant the same team... they haven't won every acc championship but they haven't lost a game... 57-0-3 in the acc tourney. Their early exits have come as a result of pks which don't technically go down as a loss.
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